Mark Williams

Mark is a senior consultant for some of Hughes’ biggest clients, including Adelaide Airport Ltd (AAL), BankSA and Mitsubishi Motors Australia. 

A former journalist, Mark’s skills and experience span public relations, media management, research and analysis, the development and implementation of communications strategies, and issues and crisis management.

Mark is the first point of call for media on airport issues.  He has prepared and implemented communications strategies for major airport infrastructure projects and edited various publications including annual reports.

Utilising his Defence and Federal Government experience, Mark played a leading role in creating a strong public profile in Australia for Nasdaq listed US defence firm Force Protection Inc., when it was bidding for a billion-dollar Australian Defence Force contract. This included coordination of PR activities, media profiles in mainstream and industry press, and Defence trade show appearances.

Before joining Hughes PR, Mark was an adviser to former Australian Minister for Defence, Senator Robert Hill. He was also Media and Policy Adviser to the former Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Trish Worth MP. His career also has included roles as a Media Adviser in the office of the Premier of South Australia with particular emphasis on the areas of transport, urban planning, treasury, and industry and trade; Media Relations Manager with TransAdelaide Corporation; and a journalist with the former Adelaide News newspaper.